Last week, Dark Horse Comics introduced Spy Superb, a brand new sequence from author/artist Matt Kindt and colorist Sharlene Kindt. The new sequence follows a mean man who believes he’s secretly a sleeper agent spy. In preserving with the top-secret nature of the sequence, along with historically illustrated variant covers by artists together with Martin Simmonds, Tula Lotay, and Christian Ward, The Beat is happy to solely reveal that every problem of Spy Superb might be out there with a ‘paper bag’-style variant cowl.
Here’s how Dark Horse describes Spy Superb:
In SPY SUPERB, a secret group identifies the last word asset: a person named Jay, who’s what they name a “useful idiot.” Jay is shipped on missions with out even realizing he’s on a mission. Until he picks up the fallacious telephone with the fallacious secret intel and now Russian hit-squads and elite assassins are after him. But Jay believes he was a sleeper agent—and actually is the “spy superb”. His full obliviousness and lack of survival abilities will be the solely factor that saves him on this globe-trotting espionage story …the place nothing is what it appears…but additionally…type of truly is what it appears.
The ‘paper bag’ variant cowl will look precisely prefer it sounds – like the problem is available in a brown paper bag, hiding what it’s, however with particular commerce gown. Here’s a mock-up of the ‘paper bag’ variant for the primary problem:
Talking in regards to the variants with The Beat, Kindt described his inspiration for the distinctive covers:
“We want every Flux House publication to stand out on the stands. However, Spy Superb is so super secret we are smuggling it into your hands via a brown paper bag. Spotting this comic on the shelf will be half the fun.”
The new sequence is the newest from the Kindt-created Flux House imprint at Dark Horse. The imprint’s first launch, Mind MGMT Bootleg, is a continuation of Kindt’s in style creator-owned sequence, and options writing by Kindt and artwork by an all-star lineup of artists.
Check out the opposite variant covers for the primary problem by Simmonds, Lotay, and Ward under. Look for Spy Superb #1 to reach in shops in January 2023.
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